Signfan Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 Anyone know how the pre-season permit sales numbers (# of permits sold) for this year are compared to past seasons? Are any stats produced by the FCMQ for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 I dont ever remember seeing those numbers not even once. Anybody....???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 Last year or year before I thought was 121K permits for the year. wng-2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gullyrider Posted December 31, 2023 Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) I haven't heard any provincial numbers, but our club was up for the fourth consecutive year, reaching 471 from last year's 425 To put things in perspective, the 46 membership increase from last year would have represented more than half of our total membership back when I became club secretary in the late eighties. We were a bit concerned as rumours swirled that the "COVID crowd" were selling off their sleds and returning to their snowbird ways, but apparently such was not the case. One of our neighbouring clubs suffered a significant decrease in membership, but since, under the new financing model, a club's revenues will be based more on hours of grooming than membership sales, their finances won't take as serious a hit. Now that all Québec clubs are under the new model, it will be interesting to see how it all plays out. Time will tell ... Happy New Year to y'all by the way! Edited December 31, 2023 by Gullyrider MrGutz and nyskidooerinnewhampshire 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted December 31, 2023 Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Gullyrider said: One of our neighbouring clubs suffered a significant decrease in membership, but since, under the new financing model, a club's revenues will be based more on hours of grooming than membership sales, their finances won't take as serious a hit. Now that all Québec clubs are under the new model, it will be interesting to see how it all plays out. Time will tell ... Nova Scotia has been working on a similar groomer equalization model for several years, I believe it is the best way. Send money to the clubs that are doing the most grooming. MrGutz and quebec bob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 absolutely fantastic idea to keep the trails nice...hopefully the weather cooperates....SOON !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka2 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 On 12/31/2023 at 2:16 PM, smclelan said: Nova Scotia has been working on a similar groomer equalization model for several years, I believe it is the best way. Send money to the clubs that are doing the most grooming. Yes, Ontario's been doing it this way for a number of years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 It helps clubs in remote areas that may not have big memberships, but lots of trail and traffic. ie: areas like Clova or Murdochville It also works for areas that have heavy traffic and need to groom more often ie: Mont Valin wng-2, zeusand and Florida Snowman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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